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0 Subject: RIHC 2015-16: Final Recap

Posted by: Guru
- [330592710] Thu, Apr 14, 2016, 09:11

Congratulations to Dave R (aka SANFORDORS), who won the RIHC, who started the season strong and never looked back, leaving the rest of the league in the dust.

This thread is for a general retrospective on the 2015-16 RIHC season. RIHC managers are encouraged, but not required, to post. Others are also invited to share their observations.

You may comment on any aspect of the season, including or excluding those listed below.

For League Managers:
1. How did you do, relative to your own expectations? What were your best decisions? What didn't work so well? If you could reverse one or two decisions you made during the draft or the season, what would they be?

2. Are there any changes in league rules that you would suggest for next year?

3. What have you learned over the course of this season? More critically, what would you do differently if you had to do it over - not necessarily with 20/20 statistical foresight, but in terms of general tactics or strategies?

4. How important was the draft to your success or lack thereof? To what extent were you able to make effective adjustments via free agent pickups or trades?

For participants in one of the Qualifying Leagues:
5. How did your league experience compare to that observed for the RIHC?

6. I'd appreciate if someone from each QL would send me a link to your league's final standings, so that I can post them here. (Please indicate who the managers were as well, if team names aren't self-identifying.) That will help me get organized for next fall. In addition, I'd like to hear from any QL commish (via email, preferably) if there were any behavioral issues which should be considered in evaluating next year's invitees for the RIHC and the AAA league(s). Belligerent behavior, or sustained non-participation are particular areas of concern.
1Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Thu, Apr 14, 2016, 09:12
Standings through games of Apr 13
RankTeamGPFG%FT%3PTMPTSREBASTSTBLKTotal
1SAN FORDORS1009 11121112106101082
2Team Swish1009 76361110121267
3SteelerG's Floppers1009 82101112911265
4Manta Rays1010 1237107851163
5Roto Guru1011 10989429960
5Da Bomb1012 37989124860
7Team reeb1000 44426118645
8Team Robs1000 9165557543
9Saskatoon Wheatfarmers1000 110127146142
10Team s R1007 6514872336
11KnicksFan's Injured Reserve1006 2853231731
12Foot's Ramblers1009 51121313430

Stats through games of Apr 13
RankTeamGPFG%FT%3PTMPTSREBASTSTBLKFGMFGAFTM FTA
1SAN FORDORS1009.4714.796212351674461362988107870562971335829153661
2Team Swish1009.4544.777610301367362763218111475149301084927833579
3SteelerG's Floppers1009.4563.724411041478365923184110555253981182928833980
4Manta Rays1010.4775.75081093147385590313895472652151092232154282
5Roto Guru1011.4696.789010951451553222753102970454441159225323209
5Da Bomb1012.4450.78431098140945717370993169454001213721962800
7Team reeb1000.4518.756310321317855143496101965349901104421662864
8Team Robs1000.4664.71711091135255407291398563750701087122943199
9Saskatoon Wheatfarmers1000.4397.79141302140734871283197353850751154226213312
10Team s R1007.4540.7626978133605687311990958649001079225823386
11KnicksFan's Injured Reserve1006.4412.78561077132855160279189465749001110724083065
12Foot's Ramblers1009.4535.7931988130515294266992361248281064524073035
2Dave R
      SuperDude
      ID: 3010361110
      Fri, Apr 15, 2016, 10:28
Wow, what a season. I loved my draft, even taking into consideration picking three rookies in my first 9 picks. Team SANFORDORS just seemed to get stronger as the season rolled on, despite losing Okafor for the season on 2/28 after 53 games, despite Vucevic missing most of March, and despite strong challenges from Swish City, Da Bomb early on, and a strong finish by Steelers.

Curry was the key. Curry should be the unanimous league MVP and was no doubt, the best fantasy asset to own this year. By far. And what can you say about Karl Anthony Towns, what a future this guy has.

1. How did you do, relative to your own expectations? What were your best decisions? What didn't work so well? If you could reverse one or two decisions you made during the draft or the season, what would they be?

Going into each season, my hope is to finish high enough to get a return invite. As anyone who has participated knows, it's easier to stay in the " bigs ", than to earn your way back.

Best decision was to pick up Nikola Jokic on 11/19, worst decision was to drop him 3 weeks later. The trade for Ryan Anderson didn't pan out as planned, but the reality was, I moved Mudiay and Parker, both who rarely left my bench ( but arguably played much better after the trade ) , and Afflalo who didn't offer much to me but 3's and points, and I had a huge lead in points and was solidly 2nd, with little hope to move to the top, or drop a spot in 3's.

As a matter of fact, I finished with nearly 2000 more points for the year than the 2nd spot.... that's crazy.


2. Are there any changes in league rules that you would suggest for next year?

None at all, I love the format


3. What have you learned over the course of this season? More critically, what would you do differently if you had to do it over - not necessarily with 20/20 statistical foresight, but in terms of general tactics or strategies?

One thing that always haunted me in past years were the % cats. I really focused this year on them, and it payed off. It's really a delicate balance to maximize points in the counting cats, but not devistate the %'s

4. How important was the draft to your success or lack thereof? To what extent were you able to make effective adjustments via free agent pickups or trades?

The draft.... it started with having the choice of any slot. I opted for 2nd hoping for Steph, thinking if he went first, AD would be a nice consolation. That turned out to be no contest.

My top 7 draft picks all finished in the top 50 as calculated by the ESPN player rater. That's solid in a 12 team league. My draft was key. Okafor pre injury ( 9th round ) and Caldwell-Pope ( 12th ) are the only other draft picks to survive the season on my roster. Millsap was solid all season ( 11th in the player rater ) , and KAT picked in the 4th turned out to be a huge steal, finishing 7th in the player rater. Those 3 were the equivalent of 3 first round picks. Kemba finished 16th.... you get the picture.

I can't really target any pick ups who made any real contributions, although Beverly and Teletovic were nice adds as they both came on strong at the end, but not difference makers

So in looking back, it started with the draft and ended with the draft. Luck plays a huge role, as does not having any devastating injuries

As usual a huge thanks to Guru for starting, organizing, and continuing this. Always fun, and always a great group of managers
3 Goldcoach
      ID: 4838145
      Mon, Apr 18, 2016, 19:39
We are having difficulty with access to internet in the aftermath of the quake here. I will try to post observations heresoon. I was pleased withoverall performance and ability to move up. Two trades I was involved in helped both teams in my opinion. Injuries affected my team, as it did others, but that is what the real teams have to deal with too.
The Manta Rays have come through the quake intact, but many others here could use you prayers and/or well wishes.
Thanks for a great season.
4Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Tue, Apr 19, 2016, 11:05
Standings for AAA#1

RK TEAM   FG% FT% 3PM REB AST STL BLK PTS TOTAL  
1 HoopTown Addicts   12 12 12 6 10 8 5 11 76  
2 Team CHIOU   11 1 8 12 6 12 8 9 67  
3 the stramonio   9 11 9 5 3 5 11 12 65  
4 Team Courtright   10 2 10 10 9 6 10 7 64  
5 TD Dragons   5 7 3 4 12 7 1 10 49  
5 Team Smith   2 4 5 11 5 9 7 6 49  
7 Los Angeles Valkyries   3 5 1 8 11 11 6 3 48  
8 Bean's Nuggets   6 10 6 2 7 10 4 2 47  
8 Magic Air Birds   8 9 2 1 8 2 12 5 47  
10 BB The Ball   1 6 11 9 4 4 3 8 46  
11 Team Johnston   7 3 7 7 2 3 9 4 42  
12 Hartford Whalers     4 8 4 3 1 1 2 1 24  
SEASON STATS                        
RK TEAM   PLAYERS               GP MOVES
      FG% FT% 3PM REB AST STL BLK PTS    
1 HoopTown Addicts   0.473 0.808 1362 5413 3185 991 603 14911 1008 79
2 Team CHIOU   0.466 0.699 1067 6414 3001 1144 670 14529 1003 18
3 the stramonio   0.461 0.801 1077 5295 2855 965 721 15031 1005 30
4 Team Courtright   0.465 0.732 1137 5950 3130 970 719 13767 991 23
5 TD Dragons   0.457 0.781 974 5226 3246 974 480 14531 999 19
5 Team Smith   0.453 0.757 1028 6285 3000 1047 666 13758 1012 84
7 Los Angeles Valkyries   0.454 0.764 828 5664 3204 1089 662 13305 1006 10
8 Bean's Nuggets   0.457 0.79 1046 4994 3043 1056 551 12514 1010 11
8 Magic Air Birds   0.458 0.787 877 4611 3106 874 742 13732 909 7
10 BB The Ball   0.431 0.776 1311 5721 2911 962 544 13946 1008 34
11 Team Johnston   0.457 0.742 1061 5562 2700 929 718 13362 995 48
12 Hartford Whalers   0.455 0.784 993 5052 2681 702 521 12513 966 5
5Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Tue, Apr 19, 2016, 12:29
Standings for AA

RK TEAM FG% FT% 3PM REB AST STL BLK PTS TOTAL  
1 Team Simha 11 12 12 9 9 7 4 12 76  
2 Endangered Species 10 6 6 10 6 11 11 11 71  
3 Mighty Meatwads 3 5 9 11 11 12 12 3 66  
4 Blue Hen RIHC Ballers 6 1 4 12 7 10 10 9 59  
5 team WonderB 2 9 10 7 5 9 9 6 57  
6 weykool RIHC 12 2 5 6 8 3 6 10 52  
7 equipo deejay 8 10 11 8 3 1 3 7 51  
8 Team Slowhand 9 11 8 1 2 8 1 8 48  
9 Bean's Vikings 4 8 1 2 12 6 7 4 44  
10 Jasonprof's Team 7 7 7 4 4 2 2 5 38  
11 Team Lucas 1 3 3 5 10 4 8 2 36  
12 Team Wolfe 5 4 2 3 1 5 5 1 26  
SEASON STATS                  
RK TEAM FG% FT% 3PM REB AST STL BLK PTS GP MOVES
1 Team Simha .4655 .8202 1472 5677 3212 992 563 16448 999 27
2 Endangered Species .4609 .7749 1073 6146 2854 1101 769 14833 1003 15
3 Mighty Meatwads .4516 .7600 1128 6178 3487 1138 872 13060 1005 44
4 Blue Hen RIHC Ballers .4563 .6955 984 6318 3013 1056 738 14280 1007 16
5 team WonderB .4498 .7967 1177 5424 2818 1022 676 13727 993 25
6 weykool RIHC .4693 .6998 985 5379 3207 890 577 14313 980 6
7 equipo deejay .4576 .8045 1270 5623 2777 851 558 13748 1008 23
8 Team Slowhand .4591 .8077 1099 4674 2767 1005 447 14043 994 28
9 Bean's Vikings .4520 .7938 804 5038 3746 959 606 13116 999 8
10 Jasonprof's Team .4571 .7853 1095 5208 2786 859 543 13210 1011 142
11 Team Lucas .4494 .7406 894 5289 3289 923 628 12533 946 32
12 Team Wolfe .4534 .7526 809 5115 2411 942 564 11799 906 7
6Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Tue, Apr 19, 2016, 13:55
Standings for AAA#2

RK TEAM FG% FT% 3PM REB AST STL BLK PTS TOTAL  
1 Team Tosh 9 12 12 9 10 11 3 11 77  
2 Mighty Meatwads 3 10 9 11 11 10 10.5 10 74.5  
3 Team louky 11 7 7 10 8 8 4.5 12 67.5  
4 Team twolves 10 11 8 7 9 4 9 8 66  
5 youngroman's Luschen 4 3 10 12 5 12 4.5 9 59.5  
6 Team Beebop 8 4 4 6 12 9 6 2 51  
7 Team Lucas 2 6 11 3 3 6 8 7 46  
8 fear the monkey 1 9 5 8 7 7 1 5 43  
9 Delaware Destroyers 5 2 6 5 6 5 7 6 42  
10 Team dawson 6 5 2 4 4 2 10.5 4 37.5  
11 The Stifle Tower 12 1 1 1 1 1 12 1 30  
11 Chitown Hitmen 7 8 3 2 2 3 2 3 30  
SEASON STATS                  
RK TEAM FG% FT% 3PM REB AST STL BLK PTS GP MOVES
1 Team Tosh .4620 .8132 1413 5615 3217 1096 612 15269 1010 6
2 Mighty Meatwads .4461 .7980 1116 5939 3454 1059 680 14970 1007 22
3 Team louky .4774 .7891 1036 5730 3089 1050 619 15564 1009 10
4 Team twolves .4675 .8060 1040 5522 3111 921 652 14327 1011 38
5 youngroman's Luschen .4508 .7342 1139 6288 2969 1097 619 14849 1009 42
6 Team Beebop .4563 .7345 971 5470 3707 1055 630 12265 962 20
7 Team Lucas .4403 .7818 1191 5227 2773 967 650 14323 959 23
8 fear the monkey .4398 .7907 1022 5583 3062 997 428 13021 1010 26
9 Delaware Destroyers .4516 .7322 1032 5400 3059 943 633 14205 1006 42
10 Team dawson .4540 .7725 936 5323 2879 853 680 12919 956 11
11 The Stifle Tower .4812 .6697 686 4893 2219 731 765 11396 872 0
11 Chitown Hitmen .4553 .7906 953 5136 2760 895 520 12325 945 7
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